The recent American election is certainly a fascinating drama. Barack Obama achieved history being the first black person to assume office of the American Presidency on 20 January 2009. The Internet was used to raise campaign funds and the millions of donations from the public achieved another record. The candidates also used the popular Youtube website to get their campaign video images to the American public.

Since the election, Barack Obama has moved on with the next step in the use of the Internet to communicate with the American public. Americans can now communicate with their president over the Internet.

This is an example of a more innovative use of the Internet and who knows what the Barack Obama's team will further innovate.

During the campaign, Barack Obama supported Net Neutrality where all Internet services (http, ftp, bittorrent, video streaming, web hosting, VoIP etc) are treated equally. Currently, most if not all ISPs throttle bit torrent traffic. These assume that bit torrent traffic are somehow used for distribution of illegal files. There is a fierce on-going debate on the Internet over Net Neutrality and there are valid points put up by both sides of the debate.

ISPs should be at the forefront of innovative use of the Internet. Perhaps it is a requirement for survival in the tough economic climate. Yes, we can and Yes, we shall!

A group of us, ten to be exact from the NOC and Technical Implementation teams turned up at Kajang Temple for their annual temple dinner. Getting there was a bit of fun especially in the dark it was the first time visit to the Temple for most.



A good time was had by all and the best part was the food. Not your usual restaurant food but something unique to temple dinners.

June 17, 2008

KYOTO, Japan- June 16, 2008 – Kyocera Corporation (President: Makoto Kawamura) (NYCE:KYO) is pleased to announce that Kyocera’s iBurst-based technology proposal (625k-MC mode) was approved as a new standard for IEEE 802.20 by the IEEE Standards Association　（SA） at its headquarters, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA on June 12, 2008.

“Having been a draft standard since January 2006, Kyocera is gratified that iBurst has finally been approved as an 802.20 standard by the IEEE Standards Association,” said Mr. Masashi Yano, General Manager of the Corporate Communication System Equipment Division, Kyocera Corporation. “With this industry standard approval, we are expecting to expand the iBurst service area to more and more countries.”

Kyocera’s iBurst, or HC-SDMA, is a mobile broadband wireless access (MBWA) system that has been commercially rolled out in more than 10 countries and has been approved as a standard by American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and International Telecommunication Union Radiocommunication Sector ( ITU-R). iBurst has remarkably high capacity, essential for mobile broadband wireless access services, and distributes its high data rates to many mobile PC users. This is enabled by field-proven Adaptive Array Antenna (AAA) and Spatial Division Multiple Access (SDMA) technologies.

iBurst operators worldwide have formed the iBurst Association (iBA), a not-for-profit organization advocating the promotion and development of iBurst technology as a preferred MBWA solution.
For more information, please visit:
IEEE-SA: http://standards.ieee.org/ External Link
iBurst: http://global.kyocera.com/iburst
iBurst Association: http://www.iburst.org External Link

A Wong Kok Wai favourite. Watch the trailer for Kung Fu Panda here. Perhaps, a build-up to the Beijing Olympics.

*Update* We have replaced Kung Fu Panda with the James Bond trailer.

Youtube is probably the most popular video website on the Internet. Customers of Izzinet will have lots of fun with its unlimited download for all the service packages available.



One of the more entertaining things one can do is to watch some of the American Idols programme with its format franchise in many countries. The latest fun video is from the Bulgarian Idols show and "Ken Lee" is providing lots of laughter to those that can appreciate the funny side. Way to go Valentina Hasan! Don't forget to subscribe to Izzinet, your friendly broadband service.